[NYCVirago]

Unless he was talkin' smack while lying there. As I said earlier, no matter how out of bounds the fan was for tossing that brew, Artest has to have the presence of mind not to run into the stands and physically go after the guy he thought threw the thing. It could cost him his career. Worth it just to land a few punches? No way.

Yeah, of course it's not worth it. But I can understand why he did it.

[Howlin]

He's a punk though.

[Skywalk]

What's odd is that there are fights at almost EVERY football game with a high attendance at the college and pro level. They get broken up, but they usually begin with words and thrown objects and liquid.

Why do we hold these men to a higher standard than we'd hold ourselves if someone threw beer at us at a football game? Or threw a flipping chair?!?

What about the Antoine Walker case, where a fan threw something at him and put his HANDS on him?

It's one way with some people on this board, and I think I know why.

[Mr. Mojo]

But I can understand why he [Artest] did it.

Sure, it's easy to understand: He's an out of control punk who just got his ass kicked by Ben Wallace and then snapped when doused with beer by a (probably drunk) fan. .....and then proceeded to find a weaker target to retaliate against (which happened to be an innocent guy). In the process, he knocked over several other innocents.

I hope he gets banned for life.